First of all... Why not post this sneak peek online? Pictures are out, spoilers are out and the plot has been revealed. It is tiring being super hyped and searching the net for essentially nothing. I really don't get DC's way of things.
Secondly, the fact that this will be the last DCAMU movie is sad. It means that this Damian ends and we have to stick with his Comics counterpart, which is often written poorly, with no intentions to face the character as nothing other than a simple plot device.
And thirdly.... Just tell me that the fact this very specific ship was confirmed means that we finally get a kiss... I am bored with Damian being stuck at his angsty, anti-social and immature boy-ish self and DC teases it all the time (With Raven or Djinn)...
honestly more often or not when writers try make characters players it just ends badly and they come across as right pricks.
When one minute your telling one lass you love her utterly and she is your everything and the next your snogging some other person like a week later. Or in Dick's case you marry one and then have a sex with another before the wedding. (whoever's idea that was - it is just terrible)
I'm starting to get how TimXSteph shippers felt when Young Justice hooked him up with Cassie lol
Even when it's an alternate universe that I love, this ship still makes my eye twitch a little whenever I see it xD
I've been wondering if that's even possible right now. As far as I know Ra's currently isn't in control of the LOA, at least not according to Batman and the Outsiders if I remember correctly. Talia isn't in charge of Leviathan anymore and is working against her old organization with Checkmate.
The solicitations for Teen Titans in May make it sound like Damian disappeared and Mercy Hall got destroyed. It's all still pretty vague, but Bruce firing Damian, taking him with him and destroying Mercy Hall would be weird. It wouldn't fit with what we know about the Batman issues that come out in May.
Joker knows Damian's identity and we already know he's going after Dick and Barbara for the upcoming Joker War story. I'm wondering if Damian's just going to get kidnapped by Joker after Bruce is done with him to use him in his supposed final fight with Batman.
It's more likely that the TT Annual takes place before the kids go to hell and Damian is the one who doesn't make it back. He's set up to be the sacrifice, it matches the pattern of his previous sacrifices in Robin: Son of Batman and Batman Incorporated:
-Actual or percieved rejection by his father and the family he's tried to join
-A need to redeem himself for previous actions, in this case falling to do an extra sweep for bystanders before detonating the warehouse as well as the false imprisonment and mind wipes of the criminals the TT took down
-His own rejection of and refusing to join the criminal empire run by a family member
-Essentially homeless
-There is someone he cares about who needs saving
Add in Elias specifically greeted Damian and talked about catching up along with informing Djinn that the TT coming to rescue her is part of his plan for getting into heaven and Damian's heroic sacrifice is heavily implied. We also know from the Batman promos that Bruce is going to lose another family member in April due to his actions and choices with all the set up in Pennyworth R.I.P. it's almost a given that Damian doesn't make it back.
Which takes us into 5G. It also creates a potential for Alfred's resurrection as TT has already mentioned that only a god can raise the dead, and if Damian loses his freedom due to fighting on the side of a god, Alfred being resurrected as a thank you makes sense. It's very magical girl trope, and Damian is consistently a gender bent magical girl character.
Damian being lost also puts Ra's's anger at Bruce into perspective as Superman/Batman has Ra's still being civil to borderline friendly, albeit he didn't offer Bruce any in flight refreshments, in today's issue. If Batman and the Outsiders is taking place a few months in the future (or weeks), Ra's wanting to destroy Bruce makes utter sense as al Ghuls only go completely off the deep end when they lose family members and can't get them back via Lazarus Pits.